Whitehall came into Saturday's contest having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Freedom Patriots 4-3. That's more bragging rights for Whitehall, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Aurelius Haddad tossed a big game, tossing 4.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits.
On the hitting side, Whitehall's victory was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Seth Hoderewski, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
On Freedom's side, John Phillips was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Even though they lost, Freedom was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with four doubles. That's the most doubles they've managed all season.
Whitehall's win ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-3. As for Freedom, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-3.
Whitehall will head out on the road to challenge Pocono Mountain East at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Pocono Mountain East is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season. As for Freedom, they will head out on the road to square off against Bethlehem Catholic at 4:45 p.m. on Monday. Freedom has given up an average of 6.2 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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